GP-5

Introduction
GP-5 is mostly famous for its mass production, the production number exceeded Soviet population couple of times. GP-5s were meant to be available to Civilians anywhere, so they were stored in many places, houses (most of Soviet houses has a bomb shelter) factories, schools, universities and many public buildings. Everybody in Soviet Union knew how to use a Gas Mask, they were taught in schools and Universities and camps, they also had many books explaining how to defend themselves from Chemical/nuclear attacks and how to use protective suits, masks and ect. GP-5 was made from 1962-1989, now the features of this mask.

The Kit

 * GP-5 filter


 * Bag (possibly designated bag for GP-5)


 * Anti-fog stick KPZO


 * Anti-fog inserts

The Mask
Now the SHM-62 and SHM-62u what’s the difference? Thickness of the rubber and markings, SHM-62 has more rubber thus is less flexible it also can have markings on both sides of the mask or both markings on the left, best way to tell a difference from SHM-62 and SHM-62u is to look at the ‘size’ marking, if it is(for instance) 2y then it’s a SHM-62y and if the marking is just 2 it means it’s a SHM-62(letter ‘y’ means upgraded)

Filter GP-5
GP-5 is one of the most common soviet filters, it comes in different shades (different shades depend on where it was made and when) the filter alone weighs 242 grams. Filter consists of two parts, upper and lower parts. Upper part of the filter contains activated charcoal. The bottom of the filter contains fibers that filters dust.

GP-5 bag
GP-5 bag only has one section and basically just fits GP-5 filter and the face peice, it also features two pockets on its sides, larger one for IPP-8 decontamination kit(its for another post), and the smaller one for anti foglenses or spare membrane (membranes in case of GP-5m) it has two buttons to close the bag (buttons can differ from black to silver) it also has a side strap to pass it around your waist.